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The Breakfast Salad Recipe
The Breakfast Salad Recipe - Get your greens in the morning with eggs, bacon, cinnamon toast croutons and maple vinaigrette!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 867 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Cinnamon Toast Croutons:
- 6 cups French bread cubes
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch salt
Maple Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pepper to taste
For the Breakfast Salad:
- 1 cup candied nuts
- 3/4 cup dried cherries
- 12 ounces bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 6 cups baby spinach, packed
- 12 large eggs, prepared to order
Instructions
For the Cinnamon Toast Croutons:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lay the bread cubes out on a rimmed baking sheet. Mix the melted butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt together and drizzle over the bread cubes. Toss and bake for 5-10 minutes until toasted.
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For the Maple Vinaigrette:
- Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
Assembling the Salad:
- Cook and drain the bacon. Prepare the eggs to your liking—scrambled, poached, sunny-side-up.
- Prepare each salad plate with a heaping cup of baby spinach, topped with cinnamon toast croutons, candied nuts, dried cherries, and crumbled bacon. Then top each with 1-2 eggs and drizzle with maple vinaigrette!
Nutrition Information
Serving
2cups
Calories
867kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
54g
(83%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Cholesterol
379mg
(126%)
Sodium
1164mg
(49%)
Potassium
533mg
(15%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
33g
(66%)
Vitamin A
4020IU
(80%)
Vitamin C
8.4mg
(9%)
Calcium
204mg
(20%)
Iron
5.2mg
(29%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 867
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2cups | |
| Calories | 867kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 54g | 83% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Cholesterol | 379mg | 126% |
| Sodium | 1164mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 533mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 4020IU | 80% |
| Vitamin C | 8.4mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 204mg | 20% |
| Iron | 5.2mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.